Dentists ?

Got the dang tooth pulled today. Dang, $430.00 dollars later for jerking 1 tooth. At least his assistant was super sharp looking and knew a few things about honey bees.

Asked why these cost so much when had last tooth yanked instead.  Showed me a set of tiny files they use to remove the root nerves, the little set of six is $1200 his cost.  Cost of Malpractice Insurance for tools and materials suppliers is brutal where a tooth can be infected and be forced to lose it anyway where many people file malpractice cases against.  He had one where a .002 sliver of one file broke away and did not catch it even on xrays, once tooth root is filled the tiny piece is just part of the filling.  Tooth to jaw got irritated and he had to remove it where the client sued and insurance just pays.  Won $25000 pain and suffering and cost of RC but not extraction.  He is no longer allowed in that office either.

dr p wrote: Hey, I resemble that remark. Depends where you live but 430 does sound high. I am 150 for a routine and 285 if I have to pick up a sheet metal hammer and a drill. I had one of of those dental assistants for a while. Couldn't get the patients to stop turning their heads to the left.

Hahaha...My dentist had a hygienist that was easily the most beautiful woman in the county. Never missed a cleaning with her!! Now she's gone

I was told about how they clean your teeth now.  They don't use water and they don't use the suction tube. They use gauze to wipe your teeth and you swallow everything else.  I guess Dentists shouldn't have gotten rid of those little round sinks they used to have by the chair?  I'm not going in until everyone gets this vaccine.

I have a basic dental insurance with my Medicare supplemental insurance - pays for 2 cleanings , exam , x rays - but when I went in to have a cleaning - NOPE won't do it as you need deep cleaning and scaling - Asked to just have a regular cleaning - NO CAN'T DO THAT MUST DO deep cleaning - $1500 for that and not covered - 
 I said I don't have a full set of teeth in so called each 4 quadrants , was told if there is 1 tooth in a quadrant you pay just like they all are there - SET PRICE - no discount for missing teeth . 
 When I was leaving receptionist handed me a note - said go to local college, along with phone number to make appointment - they charge $50 for cleaning as part of their hygienist program .  

Coke-in-MN wrote: friend who winters in Arizona came back this spring and I noticed his teeth , seems while wintering over he went down to Mexico and got dentures - Said he paid less to have full upper denture made along with extractions needed than what local dentist here wanted to extract 2 teeth .  Said the dentist was a US Citizen who had practice there in Mexico , was licensed both in the US and Mexico but preferred to practice in Mexico .

I have a friend does that exact deal. Recently left the Midwest and moved to Tucson for the climate. Goes to Mexico for his Dental and minor Doctoring, pays a fraction

fianally had all my teeth pulled about 20 sum years ago! was another good choice i made thru the years! no more tooth aches, and cleaning is easy, has had them falsies for 20 sum years, they still show white! on the minus side, sometimes i get a small seed under them, feels like a boulder! lol 

Get mine cleaned twice a year, no dental insurance all out of pocket. Hygienist does a great job and easy on the eyes. She is an Air Force veteran and spent most of her time as part of the Security Forces at a missile site so I try not to agitate her too much. 

Anybody that is working inside my mouth I'll be very nice to.

never had a cavity in my 57 yr life but  do get my teeth and gums cleaned twice a year for a bout a 100 a visit

algodones MX is where my dental work is done!  It's about 12 miles from YUMA AZ.

now there's an idea!

there is no more abused procedure in dentistry than the deep scaling. Aspen dental has never seen a patient that doesn't  need it. Hard to beat the value you get for going to a dental hygiene school to get your teeth cleaned. It might take a little more time but price wise, hard to beat and the quality is great

To be honest, the concept of "expensive" is different for each person and is very relative. For someone, cheese with mold is expensive, and he eats only locally produced Dutch. And someone is expensive to buy a Tesla, and he drives a "simple" Toyota. Here you can talk long and tedious… But you can not save on your health. Considering all the fears and inconveniences of dental problems, the vast majority of people want the most comfortable solution to the problem. But the bad treatment is immediately visible - the seal fell out after a week or the tooth was treated, and it hurts again. And people who return to the same clinic to continue treatment are always amazed. Don't do that. My family visits https://smileworkshop.com/dental-services/orthodontics / and I can safely advise you this.

Edited by KristPom - 01 Nov 2021 at 8:02am